2000 Elian Gonzalez is snatched by a SWAT team from his Florida relatives to return him to his father in Cuba
1998 Pope John Paul II condemns U.S. embargo against Cuba
1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba
1997 Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of pitcher Livan, defects from Cuba
1997 Susie Maroney, 22, of Australia, is 1st to swim from Cuba to Florida
1996 Jack Weston, actor (Ishtar, Rad, Cuba), dies of lymphoma at 71
1996 Cuba downs 2 U.S. planes
1994 Train crash in Havana Cuba, 6 killed
1994 Cuba Godding, Jr. (26) weds Sara Kapfer (26)
1992 U.S. Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57
1991 Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela sentenced to 2 years (Cuba)
1991 Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela arrested in Cuba
1989 Javier Sotomayor of Cuba sets high jump record (8'0") in San Juan
1988 Javier Sotomayer of Cuba high jumps world record 2.43 m (7' 11 ")
1988 Angola, Cuba and South Africa sign cease fire treaty
1987 U.S. beats Cuba in Pan-Am baseball
1985 U.S. began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti
1982 Urbe Blanca (cow) produces record 110 kg of milk, Cuba (approx date)
1981 Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba
1978 Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida
1977 U.S. and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations
1977 U.S. restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia
1976 Cuba adopts its constitution
1975 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball
1975 Battle between Cuba and South Africa troops in Angola
1975 U.S. lightens trade embargo against Cuba
1973 Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72
1972 Ivan Pedroso, Cuba, long jumper, Olympics-4th-92
1972 Rey Ordonez, Havana Cuba, infielder for the New York Mets
1969 Martika, [Marta Marrero], Cuba, singer, Toy Soldiers
1968 Osvaldo Fernandez, Holguin Cuba, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1968 Cuba Gooding, Jr., actor, Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men
1967 Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor, Only the Strong
1965 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began
1964 Rafael Palmeiro, born in Havana, Cuba, 1st baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
1964 Jose Canseco, born in Havana, Cuba, outfielder, Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP
1963 Hurricane Flora ravages Cuba and Haiti, kills 6,000
1963 Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti
1963 U.S. bans all monetary transactions with Cuba
1963 Ana Quirot, Cuba, 800m runner, Olympics bronze/silver 1992, 1996
1963 U.S.S.R. informs John F. Kennedy it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba
1962 Cuba starts returning U.S. prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion
1962 US and Cuba accord, releases bay of pigs captive
1962 U.S.S.R. agrees to remove bombers from Cuba, and U.S. lifts blockade
1962 Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis
1962 Radio Moscow reports nuclear missiles in Cuba deactivated
1962 Black Saturday - Russian nuclear missile crisis in Cuba
1962 Rudolph Anderson, U-2 pilot, shot down over Cuba
1962 John F. Kennedy warns Russia U.S. will not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba
1962 Nikita Khrushchev sends note to John F. Kennedy offering to withdraw his missiles from Cuba if U.S. closed its bases in Turkey offer is rejected
1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis
1962 John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba
1962 John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis
1962 Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba
1962 U.S. U-2 planes locate missile launchers in Cuba
1962 U.S. U-2 flight sees SAM launch pads in Cuba
1962 Maria Oeljanov, 1st airship with nuclear missiles, arrives in Cuba
1962 President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba
1962 President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs
1961 Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies
1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism
1961 Elizabeth Pena, Havana Cuba, actress, La Bamba, Jacob's Ladder
1961 Beginning of a trend, a U.S. commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba
1961 Rene Capo, Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka 1996 Olympics
1961 1st U.S. airplane hijacked to Cuba
1961 Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba
1961 Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba receives Lenin-Peace Prize
1961 US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
1961 US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
1960 Guatemala's "La Hora" reports plan for invasion on Cuba
1960 Cuba nationalizes all remaining U.S. businesses
1960 U.S. imposes embargo on exports to Cuba
1960 Opponents of Fidel Castro executed in Cuba
1960 Cuba nationalizes U.S. banks
1960 Cuba nationalizes all U.S. owned sugar factories
1960 Fidel Castro nationalizes Esso, Shell and Texaco in Cuba
1960 U.S. stops sugar import from Cuba
1960 U.S.S.R. and Cuba resume diplomatic relations
1960 Cuba buys oil from U.S.S.R.
1960 French freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100
1959 Franco Iglesia, Cuba, spanish singer
1959 Cuba invades Panama
1959 Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista
1959 Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigns
1959 Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep
1958 Daniel Nunez, Cuba, weightlifter, 1980 Olympics gold
1958 Maria Caridad Colon, born in Cuba, javelin thrower, 1980 Olympics gold
1957 Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower, Oly-bronze-1980
1957 Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ, MTV International, claims 1964
1957 Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1957 Maria Conchita Alonso, born in Cuba, actress, Moscow on the Hudson
1957 Bloody battles after anti-Batista demonstration in Havana Cuba
1957 Adolfo Horta, born in Camaguey, Cuba, HW boxer, 1980 Olympics silver
1956 Fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba
1956 Steven Bauer, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Scarface, Thief of Hearts
1956 Andy Garcia, Cuba, actor, Stand and Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die
1956 Alina Castro, Havanna Cuba, daughter of Fidel
1956 Hilda Beatriz "Hildita" Guevara, Cuba, daughter of "Che" Guevara
1955 1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba
1954 General Fulgencio Batista elected President of Cuba
1954 Silvia Chivas, Cuba, 100m/4x100m runner 1972 Olympics bronze
1954 Silvio Leonard, Cienguegos Cuba, 100m runner 1980 Olympics silver
1954 Alejandro Casanas, Havana Cuba, 110m hurdler, Olympic-silv-1976, 80
1953 Fidel Castro arrested in Cuba
1953 Peter Bergman, born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, actor, Eat or Be Eaten
1952 Angel Herrera, Cuba, FW/LW boxer, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1952 Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80
1952 Military coup by general Fulgencio Batista in Cuba
1951 Danger Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 800m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1951 Hector Rodriguez, born in Cuba, lightweight judo 1976 Olympics gold
1950 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash 1976 Olympics gold
1950 Marlene Elejarde, born in Havana, Cuba, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics silver
1950 Emilio Estefan, born in Cuba, rocker, Miami Sound Machine-1 2 3
1950 Rafael Canizares Poey, Alacs Mtnzs Cuba, basketballer, Olympic bronze 1972
1950 Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuba, cosmonaut
1947 Rolando Garbey, Oriente Cuba, light MW boxer, 1968 Olympics silver
1947 Miguelina Cobian, born in Santiago, Cuba, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics silver
1946 Luis Avalos, Havana Cuba, actor, Condo, E/R, I Had 3 Wives
1944 Cuba Gooding, U.S. singer, Everybody Plays the Fool
1943 Georg Stanford Brown, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Terry Webster-Rookies
1942 Cuba declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy
1942 Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez, Cuba, cosmonaut, Soyuz 38
1940 Luis Tiant, Cuba, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees
1939 Tropicana ballet of Havana Cuba, forms
1938 Enrique Figuerola Camue, born in Cuba, 100m runner 1964 Olympic silver
1933 Adolfo, Cardones Cuba, fashion designer, Nancy Reagan
1932 Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500
1928 Estelita Rodriguez, born in Cuba, actress, Cuban Fireball, Havana Rose
1928 Che Guevara, Arg/Cuba revolutionary, Cuba
1928 Jacob Lateiner, Havana Cuba, pianist/professor, Juiliard
1927 Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress, True Colors, Wise Guys
1926 Hurricane in Cuba, kills 600
1926 Fidel Castro, born in Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator
1923 Italo Calvino, Cuba, author, Winter's Night a Traveler
1922 Denholm Elliott, London, actor, Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat
1920 Denmark and Cuba join the League of Nations
1920 Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orch leader, Jack Paar Program
1919 Jack Dempsey KOs Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship
1917 Alicia Alonso, Havana Cuba, ballerina, American Ballet Theatre
1917 Desi Arnaz, born in Santiago Cuba, actor, I Love Lucy
1916 U.S. invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime
1914 Jorge Bolet, Havana Cuba, pianist, C'eurties Instituka
1914 Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I
1912 U.S. Marines invade Cuba, 3nd time
1912 U.S. Marines land on Cuba
1911 1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba
1910 Jose Lezama Lima, Havana Cuba, poet and novelist
1909 U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
1908 Tomas Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies
1906 U.S. regime names Charles Magoon, governor of Cuba
1906 U.S. intervenes in Cuba ousts dictator Estrada Palma
1906 U.S. troops reoccupy Cuba, stay until 1909
1906 Cuba's 1st president Tomas Estrada Palma asks for U.S. intervention
1904 American occupation of Cuba ends
1903 Millard Mitchell, Havana Cuba, actor, 12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter
1903 U.S. signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba
1902 Cuba gains independence from Spain
1902 U.S. military occupation of Cuba (since Jan 1, 1899) ends
1901 Fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba, 1933-44, 1952-59
1899 Cuba liberated from Spain by U.S. (Natl Day) (U.S. occupies till 1902)
1898 Spanish American War-Spaniards surrender to U.S. at Santiago Cuba
1898 U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba
1898 American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba
1898 U.S. Marines attack Spanish off Guantanamo, Cuba
1898 1st U.S. Marines land in Cuba during Spanish-American War
1898 600 U.S. Marines land at Guantanamo Cuba
1898 U.S. Marines land in Cuba, during Spanish-American War
1898 U.S. declares war on Spain over Cuba
1898 Spain declares war on U.S. rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1896 Ernesto Lecuona, Havana Cuba, composer, Malaguena
1895 Jose Marti and others leave New York City for invasion of Spanish Cuba
1888 Jose Raul Capablanca, Cuba, world chess champion, 1921-27
1886 Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba
1868 Cuba revolts for independence against Spain
1853 Jose Marti y Perez, Cuba, poet/essayist/politician
1842 Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuba, French sonnet poet
1836 Maximo Gomez, BanŒ, general, Cuba
1787 English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes
1628 Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet
1519 San Cristobal de la Habana forms in Cuba
1492 Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain
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